Category Archives: Toubkal

After a lovely morning exploring and doing a bit of souvenir shopping (olives, preserved lemons, figs, dates, a tangene, scarf, and table covering-showing my love of food and eating), it was time to say good bye to the coast and … Continue reading →

TA Latitude:31.51360 Longitude:-9.77020 GPS location Date/Time:10/04/2013 05:38:36 NDT Message:Mountains of Morocco: This is TA and team’s location on their expedition to the Atlas Mountains of Morocco Click the link below to see where I am located. http://fms.ws/E5wI7/31.51360N/9.77020W If the above … Continue reading →

Our trekking has now come to an end and we’ve spent the afternoon exploring the medina in Essaouira. We finished our coastal trekking section with 3 beautiful beaches. Today we even got to walk along with our camels this morning … Continue reading →

Five of our team reached the summit of North Africa’s and Morocco’s highest peak at about 9:00 am this morning. We started climbing at about 5:00 am and made a steady ascent. The wind picked up and dropped the temp … Continue reading →

Getting to ride camel on Wednesday a.k.a Hump Day was perfect. Our camel drivers treated us to the thrill of being six feet off the ground on the backs of their mighty dromedaries. The camel is easy to mount because … Continue reading →

TA Latitude:31.26136 Longitude:-9.80316 GPS location Date/Time:10/02/2013 10:55:08 NDT Message:Mountains of Morocco: This is TA and team’s location on their expedition to the Atlas Mountains of Morocco Click the link below to see where I am located. http://fms.ws/E4QgH/31.26136N/9.80316W If the above … Continue reading →

TA Latitude:31.19093 Longitude:-9.81490 GPS location Date/Time:10/01/2013 14:35:11 NDT Message:Mountains of Morocco: This is TA and team’s location on their expedition to the Atlas Mountains of Morocco Click the link below to see where I am located. http://fms.ws/E3mBn/31.19093N/9.81490W If the above … Continue reading →

TA Latitude:31.09364 Longitude:-9.81512 GPS location Date/Time:09/30/2013 16:00:11 NDT Message:Mountains of Morocco: This is TA and team’s location on their expedition to the Atlas Mountains of Morocco Click the link below to see where I am located. http://fms.ws/E31VG/31.09364N/9.81512W If the above … Continue reading →

TA Latitude:31.05981 Longitude:-7.91489 GPS location Date/Time:09/29/2013 05:48:31 NDT Message:Mountains of Morocco: This is TA and team’s location on their expedition to the Atlas Mountains of Morocco Click the link below to see where I am located. http://fms.ws/E1w-d/31.05981N/7.91489W If the above … Continue reading →

TA Latitude:31.06573 Longitude:-7.93634 GPS location Date/Time:09/28/2013 12:36:51 NDT Message:Mountains of Morocco: This is TA and team’s location on their expedition to the Atlas Mountains of Morocco Click the link below to see where I am located. http://fms.ws/E1I7H/31.06573N/7.93634W If the above … Continue reading →

We’ve walked through many villages on our trip. This picture was taken from the roof top of a vote where we stopped for tea. What has struck me about the houses is that they seem to be part of the … Continue reading →

TA Latitude:31.13990 Longitude:-7.90991 GPS location Date/Time:09/27/2013 15:09:41 NDT Message:Mountains of Morocco: This is TA and team’s location on their expedition to the Atlas Mountains of Morocco Click the link below to see where I am located. http://fms.ws/E0Zdv/31.13990N/7.90991W If the above … Continue reading →

TA Latitude:31.38587 Longitude:-6.13022 GPS location Date/Time:09/26/2013 14:31:39 NDT Message:Mountains of Morocco: This is TA and team’s location on their expedition to the Atlas Mountains of Morocco Click the link below to see where I am located. http://fms.ws/D_fpM/31.38587N/6.13022W If the above … Continue reading →

TA Latitude:31.47611 Longitude:-6.21103 GPS location Date/Time:09/25/2013 18:00:39 NDT Message:Mountains of Morocco: This is TA and team’s location on their expedition to the Atlas Mountains of Morocco Click the link below to see where I am located. http://fms.ws/D-yeb/31.47611N/6.21103W If the above … Continue reading →

TA Latitude:31.47648 Longitude:-6.38754 GPS location Date/Time:09/24/2013 13:45:59 NDT Message:Mountains of Morocco: This is TA and team’s location on their expedition to the Atlas Mountains of Morocco Click the link below to see where I am located. http://fms.ws/Dzwmq/31.47648N/6.38754W If the above … Continue reading →

TA Latitude:31.53104 Longitude:-6.51224 GPS location Date/Time:09/23/2013 12:08:10 NDT Message:Mountains of Morocco: This is TA and team’s location on their expedition to the Atlas Mountains of Morocco Click the link below to see where I am located. http://fms.ws/Dy_p5/31.53104N/6.51224W If the above … Continue reading →

TA Latitude:31.56979 Longitude:-6.48309 GPS location Date/Time:09/22/2013 15:40:20 NDT Message:Mountains of Morocco: This is TA and team’s location on their expedition to the Atlas Mountains of Morocco Click the link below to see where I am located. http://fms.ws/DyNoU/31.56979N/6.48309W If the above … Continue reading →

Today in the souk we learned how to put on scarves for times in the desert and for times in the city. We saw the area of the central souk where they dye silk and wool. We’re off to the … Continue reading →